Washington & Lee football headlines

  • Jones ‘14 Accepts Head Coaching Job at Archbishop Curley
    April 25, 2024
    Washington and Lee University Michael F. Walsh Director of Athletics Jan Hathorn has announced that Bobby Jones '14 has stepped down as the Associate Head Football Coach and Offensive Coordinator to accept the head football coach position at Archbiship Curley High School in Baltimore, Md.
  • Generals Clipped by Lycoming in Cape Charles Bowl
    November 18, 2023
    The Washington and Lee University football team's comeback bid fell short as the Lycoming College Warriors held on to win the inaugural Cape Charles Bowl on Saturday afternoon at Wilson Field.
  • Generals Hammer Hornets in Regular Season Finale
    November 11, 2023
    Playing their last regular season game of the season, the Washington and Lee University football team scored early and often in a 40-21 rout of Shenandoah University on Saturday afternoon at Shentel Stadium.
  • Fast Start Sends Generals Past Bridgewater, 31-21
    November 04, 2023
    Three first quarter scores proved to be the deciding factor in the Washington and Lee University football team's 31-21 win over Bridgewater College on Saturday afternoon at Wilson Field.
  • Generals Clipped by No. 9 Randolph-Macon on the Road
    October 28, 2023
    The Washington and Lee University football team saw its six-game winning streak come to an end as the Generals fell to No. 9 Randolph-Macon College 35-12 on Saturday afternoon at Day Field.
  • Late Game Heroics Send Generals Past Tigers, 21-17
    October 21, 2023
    The Washington and Lee University football team rallied back from a 14-point deficit to take down the Hampden-Sydney College Tigers 21-17 on Saturday afternoon at Lewis C. Everett Stadium
  • Generals Pummel Panthers for Fifth-Straight Win
    October 14, 2023
    The Washington and Lee University football team won its fifth-straight game on Saturday afternoon as a balanced rushing attack and a stubborn defensive effort helped them cruise by Ferrum College 41-16 at Wilson Field.
  • Generals Pummel Panthers for Fifth-Straight Win
    October 14, 2023
    The Washington and Lee University football team won its fifth-straight game on Saturday afternoon as a balanced rushing attack and a stubborn defensive effort helped them cruise by Ferrum College 41-16 at Wilson Field.
  • Rushing Attack Overwhelms Quakers for Fourth-Straight Win
    October 07, 2023
    After a two-week road stretch, the Washington and Lee University football team's rushing attack paved the way to their fourth-straight win as the Generals knocked off Guilford College 48-25 on Saturday night at Wilson Field.
  • Defense Stands Tall in ODAC Opener
    September 30, 2023
    A gritty, stubborn defensive effort helped flip the script in the Washington and Lee University football team's 25-20 comeback win over Averett University in Saturday's Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) opener at Frank R. Campbell Stadium.
  • First Quarter Surge Propels Generals Past Builders, 28-9
    September 24, 2023
    Playing an uncommon Sunday afternoon game, the Washington and Lee University football team used a strong first quarter to take down the Apprentice School 28-9 in Newport News, Va.
  • ODAC, Landmark hook up for Chesapeake Classic
    September 15, 2022
    One of Division III's original conferences and its newest football conference will get together for a two-game bowl series each of the first four seasons that the Landmark sponsors football.
  • However many plays it takes
    September 29, 2021
    There were many, many long drives in Division III football in Week 4. Joe Sager takes you through two of them: Denison's 19-play drive to take the lead in the fourth and W&L's 17-play, 99-yard drive to end the game in dramatic fashion.
  • Calling your alma mater home
    September 20, 2018
    Division III is home to many coaches who have made a life out of coaching at the same school they played at. Some of those coaches graduated, coached elsewhere and came home as head coach, while some never left. Adam Turer talks to a handful of young coaches who arrived as teenagers and are now young head coaches in this edition of Around the Nation.
  • Roundup: Alvernia's first taste is of victory
    September 01, 2018
    Alvernia's first-ever football game was one to remember, while Thomas More's attempt to barnstorm its way to a playoff bid was derailed right out of the gate and Washington & Lee did something it hadn't done since 1969 in Saturday's Week 1 Division III football action. 
  • Podcast: Sounds like spring
    March 26, 2018
    We chat with new W&L coach Garrett LeRose, while Lake Forest coach Jim Catanzaro talks about his program and his position on the football NCAA committee, including how they make the last at-large picks. And we hear from Allegheny coach B.J. Hammer about rebuilding the 1990 Division III national champion. 
  • LeRose promoted to Generals' top spot
    February 14, 2018
    Another national search, one which had two Division III head coaches as finalists, resulted in someone being hired from the team's own staff, as Garrett LeRose was promoted to the Washington & Lee head coaching job.
  • Abell leaves Washington & Lee for Davidson job
    January 02, 2018
    Scott Abell coached W&L for only six seasons, but he won the most ODAC titles of any W&L football coach and posted the highest overall winning percentage in nearly a century.
  • Eyes on the prize
    November 08, 2017
    Washington and Lee has overcome unexpected adversity this season. The Generals enter Week 11 as the only ODAC team in control of its playoff destiny. Andrew Lovell has more in Around the Mid-Atlantic.
  • Southern Virginia to join ODAC
    October 16, 2017
    Instead of driving up toward New Jersey every other weekend, in 2019 Southern Virginia will have some shorter road trips, including a school just across the highway.
  • W&L Football Drops a Heartbreaking 32-29 Overtime Decision to Johns Hopkins
    September 01, 2017
    Thirteenth-ranked Johns Hopkins battled back from a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter to post a 32-29 overtime victory over Washington and Lee in football on Friday evening at Wilson Field.
  • September's stumblers now rolling
    October 27, 2016
    Some of September's most disappointing teams have been able to reverse their fortunes. Heading into the final month of the season, their goals set in August are still very much on the table.
  • Handling the political football
    October 20, 2016
    A summer on Capitol Hill, an internship at a national convention, or a spring abroad at an embassy can shed light on how much work goes on beyond the commercials and 24-hour cable news. The preparation, teamwork, and sacrifice these D-III football players observed isn’t so different from a football season.
  • Football is here: Get fired up!
    September 01, 2016
    New Around the Nation columnist Adam Turer introduces himself to the national audience, introduces a new segment where you'll hear from players first-hand and looks forward to one of Week 1's most anticipated games.
  • 10 games to watch in 2016
    August 29, 2016
    There's a new Around the Mid-Atlantic columnist, but he's no stranger to D3football.com readers. Here are the 10 games in the region that caught Andrew Lovell's eye when he studied the USA South, ODAC, and Centennial schedules.
  • Washington and Lee's Abell Named State Coach of the Year
    January 11, 2016
    The Touchdown Club of Richmond has announced that Washington and Lee Head Coach Scott Abell has been selected to receive the Willard Bailey Coach of the Year Award as the State Coach of the Year for the College Division.
  • Eight Generals Earn Roanoke Times All-State Football Honors
    December 30, 2015
    The Roanoke Times released its 2015 All-State Football Teams on Tuesday and Washington and Lee had eight players honored by the publication.
  • W&L's Abell and Freeland Earn Major VaSID Awards
    December 29, 2015
    The Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) released its 2015 College Division All-State Football Team recently and Washington and Lee had several individuals honored.
  • W&L's LaSala Named to D3football.com All-America Team
    December 19, 2015
    Washington and Lee junior offensive lineman Michael LaSala (Wilton, Conn. / Wilton) was named to the D3football.com All-America team on Friday evening.
  • W&L's Michael LaSala Named to AP Little All-America Team
    December 18, 2015
    The Associated Press (AP) released its 2015 Little All-America football team on Thursday and Washington and Lee junior offensive lineman Michael LaSala (Wilton, Conn. / Wilton) was among those recognized.
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